3 October Festival

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The 3 October Festival is an annual celebration in Leiden, Netherlands, commemorating the 1574 relief of the city during the Eighty Years' War with parades, music, food, and traditional festivities.

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3 October Festival canonical 1
3 October Festival Leiden 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf annual festival
cultural event
public holiday (local)
alsoKnownAs 3 Oktoberfeest
surface form: 3 Oktoberfeesten Leiden

Leidens Ontzet
celebratedIn Leiden
celebratedSince 1574
commemorates 1574 relief of Leiden
Siege of Leiden
surface form: Relief of Leiden
country Netherlands
date 3 October
frequency annual
hasActivity food
music
parades
traditional festivities
hasAudience residents of Leiden
tourists
hasEvent ceremonial speeches
concerts
religious service of thanksgiving
street parties
hasMusicGenre marching band music
popular music
hasParade Reveille parade
historical procession
hasTradition fairground attractions
fireworks
herring and white bread
historical parade
hutspot meal
historicalContext Eighty Years' War
language Dutch
locatedIn Leiden
organisedBy 3 October Vereeniging
partOf Dutch historical commemorations
region South Holland
relatedTo Eighty Years' War
surface form: Dutch Revolt

Eighty Years' War
significance commemoration of Spanish siege relief
local identity of Leiden
startYear 1574
theme liberation from siege
resilience of Leiden citizens
timePeriod modern era
typeOfCelebration municipal holiday

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Leidens Ontzet alsoKnownAs 3 October Festival
3 Oktoberfeest alsoKnownAs 3 October Festival
this entity surface form: 3 October Festival Leiden